Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday she was looking at a work permits system to control migration from the European Union, responding to Brexit voters' demand for tighter border controls.
Although formal

Work permits issued to expatriates in Bahrain will from now on become null and void the moment the Industry and Commerce Ministry cancels commercial registers, a report said.
Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) chief executi

Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has announced more flexible durations for work permits in accordance with a new resolution issued by Labour Minister and LMRA Board chairman Jameel Humaidan.
The LMRA yeste

Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has drawn up a plan for 2013 aiming to finalise all new work permit applications on the same day of submission, said Work Permits director Khalid Abdulrahman.
The authority recei

The Bahrain Labour Ministry will start issuing and renewing work permits for domestic help electronically, said a senior government official at the opening of new-look work permit department.
Under-Secretary Sabah Salem Al Dosary said the

Bahrain's Labour Ministry has received 10,197 applications for domestic workers in the first quarter of this year.
Acting Under-Secretary and Labour Affairs Assistant Under-Secretary Subah Al Dossary said the ministry had approved 7,47

Expat employees should get their work visas faster after private hospitals and clinics were given the green light to conduct mandatory pre-employment medical tests.
The tests, which also cover family members, used to be conducted solely at

Expat employees should get their work visas faster after private hospitals and clinics were given the green light to conduct mandatory pre-employment medical tests.
The tests, which also cover family members, used to be conducted solely at

Employers in Bahrain have until Wednesday to pay outstanding fees to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), or risk having all their foreign workers' visas cancelled.
The measure will also include employers who have failed to r

Desperate expatriate housewives may soon be allowed to work in more professions in Bahrain.
They are currently only allowed to work as teachers, medical professionals and in top managerial positions in the banking sector.
But many